June 3, 1998 I contcted Mrs. John Plth Green on April 9, 1998, seeking her permission to reproduce her lte husbnd s 1956 compiltion, nd His Descendnts. Mrs. Green grnted me permission nd provided little insight s to why the book is so difficult to locte. Only 200 copies were printed; two seprte printings of 100 copies ech. A few copies (mybe five) went to librries; the reminder were sold or lost when her home ws flooded I m truly thnkful for Mrs. Green s permission to reproduce this book. I doubt tht the reproduction of this book will mke gret mny people hppy, but I believe it will mke very smll number of people very, very hppy. A specil thnk you lso gœs to Susn Cbniss Brdford. It ws Susn tht stood in front of copy mchine mking me copy of her book from which I worked. Thnk you, Susn. My originl pln for this project ws to duplicte the text s written, correcting ny errors detected. As the project progressed, I begn correcting the obvious typos nd inconsistencies, but the more I fixed things, the more I begn to question my pln. Ultimtely, I decided to duplicte the text s found in the originl, errors nd ll. After ll, just who m I to decide if something is right or wrong, especilly since I didn t write it nd the uthor is not round to guide me? Wht ppers in error to me my not pper incorrect to you, or it my indeed pper incorrect to both of us, but my choice of correction my differ from your choice. So, I decided to leve things unchnged nd not muddy the wter, llowing you to mke your own decisions. Accordingly, the reder is cutioned on severl points s follows: Obvious punctution nd typogrphicl errors hve been left s I found them; missing periods, unmtched prentheses nd quottion mrks re
just s they re in the originl. Apprent typos were not chnged. For exmple, on pge 51 where the descendnts of Henry Cly Cbniss (ccdd-g) nd wife Cor Rtcliff re listed, one child is detiled s son of Henry Cly Cbniss (ccdd-g) nd Cor Trcliff. The reder will notice other such typogrphicl errors.) Some confusing coding of descendnts exists, e.g., follow the coding of Permeli Cbniss (ccdf-e, pge 41) nd her descendnts through severl genertions. Other exmples re there to cite, but this one illustrtes my point quite well. There re some pprent inconsistencies found in the book. For exmple, the plce nmes Indinhom nd Indihom re used in the book, but I m not sure if they re intended to be the sme plce. If they re indeed the sme plce, I hve no ide which one is the proper spelling. Also, Green explins in the introductory section, Key to Index System, tht fmily s children re ssigned letter in the order of birth. Well, not lwys. See pge 11 where bd Mry Cbniss (b. c. 1748) is listed before be John Cbniss (b. c. 1742). The ct of reproducing the book my introduce errors tht result from my proof reding s filure to ctch the opticl chrcter recognition softwre s inbility to properly interpret the scnned text. While I ve mde every effort to ctch these errors, I m humn nd know tht I mke mistkes. If text in the originl ws underscored, I mde it bold font fce unless it ws text tht should be itlicized (nme of book, etc.) Pge numbering the originl work contins no pge numbers, but I hve numbered these pges to mke working with the book little esier. Originlly, I plnned to provide n index to include descendnts of the immigrnt Cbniss, s well s those mrrying them. While I my prepre n index in the future, reders cn use Acrobt s find function to serch for nmes.
Despite the cutions enumerted bove, John Plth Green s nd His Descendnts is vluble id to ny one working on the Cbniss genelogy. Although the book is intended primrily to be record of the descendnts of (ccd), the book, when used in conjunction with Allen Cbniss Cbniss Through Four Genertions: Some Descendnts of Mtthew nd George, provides the user with solid bse on which to begin work on the Cbniss genelogy. If the reder questions whether n item is s published in the book or simply the result of my filure, plese contct me. Jœ Cbniss numbers@stx.rr.com P O Box 701128 Sn Antonio, Texs
H E N R Y C A B A N I S S nd His D E S C E N D A N T S Compiled by: JOHN PLATH GREEN Attorney t Lw Dlls, Texs 1956
INTRODUCTION The enclosed biogrphy of descendnts of, the Huguenot who fled Frnce in the Seventeenth Century, is bsed on informtion obtined from court records in Virgini, from extrcts from The Virgini Gzette, Bible records, newspper clippings nd personl memory of descendnts now living. It is intended primrily to be record of the descendnts of (ccd) who migrted to Shelby, North Crolin, bout 1806, the descendnts of whom meet nnully in Shelby for their fmily reunion. It is the pryer of the compiler of this informtion tht other members of the fmily whose nmes re omitted nd who re descendnts of the originl will furnish informtion in order tht lter publiction will minimize these omissions. The guide to the letter-system is explined in seprte portion hereof. It is felt tht the guide will fford redy reference from genertion to genertion nd t the sme time will permit the inclusion of dditionl biogrphies s they re obtined. If ny of the informtion contined herein is found to be incorrect, the compiler would be grteful for such informtion.
KEY TO INDEX SYSTEM Individul fmilies hve been emphsized in the preprtion of this record. For the convenience of the reder, the nme of ech direct ncestor is plced t the beginning of ech fmily record. The indexing system is quite simple once it is understood. Ech member of the fmily is given letter of the lphbet beginning with () in the order of birth so fr s we hve been ble to scertin. The letter () hs been ssigned to, the originl immigrnt. His nme, therefore, is written: () () hd three children. We list them in the order which they pper in his Will. The first child is Henry. For his identifiction, he crries his fther s letter (). As he is pprently the first born in the fmily, he lso is ssigned the letter, hence, his identifiction symbol is: (). Mtthew Cbniss ws the second child mentioned in () Will. His code identifiction is: (b). ws the third nd lst child mentioned in the Will of Henry Cbniss (). His code identifiction is: (c). It my be seen t glnce, therefore, tht Henry (), Mtthew (b), nd George (c) belong to the second genertion of the Cbniss fmily in Americ, s ech hs two letters in his code. (c) nmed four children in his Will. These we hve referred to by nme nd code s follows: Mry Ann Cbniss (c) Srh Cbniss (cb) (cc) Jemimh Cbniss (cd) A glnce t the nme (cc) in the index will indicte to the sercher tht his biogrphy should be serched for in the third genertion. Unless mistke hs been mde, no two persons should hve the sme code number.
The code number permits sercher to trce the ncestry of the holder. The code further ffords redy method of determining kinship; for instnce, in the eighth genertion, we find the following two persons: Mry Gordon Elliott (ccdc-dfg) Robert Smith Rudsill (ccdf-gi) It ppers, therefore, tht the first common ncestor is (ccd). By counting genertions bck to the common ncestor, we determine tht both persons re members of the fifth genertion, inclusive, from the common ncestor. The first genertion is the common ncestor himself, nd the second genertion comprises his children who re brothers nd sisters. Therefore, the two persons nmed bove pper s third cousins. A rpid method of clcultion is to count bck, inclusive, to the common ncestor nd subtrct two. Sometimes the genertions re stggered, such s: George Turner Cbniss (ccdf-gg) Allen Hugh Cbniss (ccdf-beb) The first is member of the eighth genertion, nd the second is member of the ninth genertion. We strt with the eighth genertion nd count bck four to the common ncestor. When we subtrct two, we discover tht the two persons re second cousins. But one of them is member of the ninth genertion. To indicte their reltionship properly, therefore, the term once removed is used. This mens tht the two bove persons re second cousins once removed. In the event tht the second person ws member of the tenth genertion, such member of the tenth genertion nd the bove member of the eighth genertion would be second cousins twice removed. The pges of this record re not numbered, s the use of the code index number mkes the numbering of the pges unnecessry.
H E N R Y C A B A N I S S nd His D E S C E N D A N T S
First Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ left London, Englnd, in 1700 bord the good ship Mry nd Ann bound for the mouth of the Jmes River in Virgini in prty of 205 persons, men, women nd children, in serch of religious freedom nd politicl snctury in the new world. He hd with him t tht time his wife nd one child of tender yers nmed Henry. The Mrquess de L Muce, Sir Oliver of Nntes, Frnce, ws in chrge of the prty ssisted by Monsieur Chrles de Silly. The prty rrived t the mouth of the Jmes River on July 23, 1700, fter thirteen weeks pssge. Attempts hve been mde to locte description of the ship which brought the group to Virgini but s yet ll ttempts hve been unsuccessful. Considering the size of the prty nd hving in mind the fct tht only one-fourth of the ship ws reserved for pssengers, it would be sfe to ssume tht the ship ws lrge one probbly three or four msts. The Cbniss fmily originted in Frnce. Shortly fter the revoction of the edict of Nntes in 1685, the fmily ws forced to flee to Switzerlnd, where lrge cnton of french refugees collected in wht is commonly known s french cnton of Switzerlnd. Henry shortly therefter mde his wy to Rotterdm, Hollnd, in compny with seventy-four other refugees. There the Mrquess de L Muce pid his pssge nd expenses from Switzerlnd to Rotterdm nd from there to London, Englnd. The following extrct is tken from report tht Governor Frncis Nicholson of Virgini mde to the British Lords of Trde on August 12, 1700. It is set out herein s the fcts re fscinting: The 24 th of the lst month, I hd the good fortune of receiving his M y s Royl Commnds of Mrch ye 18 th, 1699, sent me by your Lord p, concerning the 1700 Mrquis de l Muce, Mons r de Silly, nd other French Protestnt Refugees; nd I beg to leve to ssure yo r Lord p, tht s I hve, so I will endevor to obey them (they were on bord the ship Mry nd Ann, of London, George Hwes, Commnder, who hd bout 13 weeks pssge, 1
First Genertion nd the 23 d of the lst month rrived t the mouth of this river), nd upon receipt of them, I immeditely went down to Kickotn, to give directions in order to their coming hither, some of wh. cme on Sundy in the evening, the rest the next dy. I wrote to Colo. Byrd nd Colo. Hrrison to meet them here, w ch they did, nd we concluded tht there ws no settling them in Norfolk nor therebouts, becuse esteemed n unhelthful plce, nd no vcnt lnd, except some tht is in dispute now betwixt us nd No. Crolin; So we thought it would be best for them to go to plce twenty miles bove the flls of Jmes River, commonly clled the Mnikin Town. There is gret del of good lnd nd unptented, where they my t present be ll together, w ch we thought would be best for his M ty s Service nd Interests, nd tht they would quickly mke settlement, not only for themselves, but to receive others when his mjesty shll be grciously plesed to send them. They my be prejudicil to his M ty s interest nd Service, vist., by living long together, nd using their own lnguge nd customs, nd by going upon such mnufcturers, nd hndicrft Trdes s we re furnished with from Englnd; but ccording to duty, I shll endevor to regulte they ffirs, nd when, plese God, the Council meets, I shll ly before them the mtters relting to these Refugees. On Tuesdy I mustered them, nd No. 1 is copy of the list of them. Colo. Byrd went before them in order to meet them t the Flls of this river, where he formerly lived, to dispose of them therebouts, till they cn gett housses or sheds in the plce for their Reception, nd he promised to go long with the Mrquis & Mons r de Silly to show them the Lnd. The people t present seem to be well effected towrds them, nd to commiserte their condition, nd some who hve seen them hve given them money, viz: Colo. Hrrison, 5 ; Mr. Commissry Blir, the like sum. The Reverend Mr. Stephen Touie, therebouts; Mr. Benjmin Hrrison, 5 ; Mr. Attorney Generl Fowler, something s likewise; Mr. 2
First Genertion Willim Edwrds, Merchnt of this plce. I m pt to think tht Severl Gentlemen nd others will be chritble to them. They went from hence yesterdy. If his mjesty be grciously plesed to send over more, I humbly propose tht Mr. Micjh Perry, merchnt of London, my be spoken with bout their pssge hither nd tht they my hve their pssge on bord the Ships which come to the upper prts of Jmes River, w ch is the nighest plce to their settlement, nd tht there my not bove 40 or 50 come in ny one ship; so they my be better ccommodted in ll respects, for I hve observed tht when the ships tht come into these prts re crowded with people, tis very prejudicil to their helth; some getting sicknesses, w ch not seldom prove ctching, some dy on bord, nd others soon fter they come on shore. F. Frs. Nicholson (Endorsement). The Gov r of Virgini 2 Aug., 1700 R 21 Octob. Accounts of proceedings there, etc. The refugees were trnsported to the site of the deserted villge of the Moncn Indins. This tribe of Indins ws the sme to which the fmily of Pochonts belonged. The erliest reports stte tht the first ship (of which ws member) were settled between the Moncn nd Powick Creeks which rn into the Jmes River bove the flls. The settlers rrived too lte to mke ny crops for their winter provisions. As consequence their conditions were very poor. A lrge percentge of them died during tht first fll nd winter nd the reminder suffered for lck of bed clothing nd food. Mny complints were mde by the leders of the Jmes River settlement to his Mjesty the King outlining in detil the bominble conditions under which they suffered. An ttempt ws mde t first to congregte the re- 3
First Genertion fugees in one plce, forbidding them to leve without the permission of the locl uthorities. A locl government ws estblished under the ledership of Monsieur de Silly. Complints were registered ginst de Silly becuse of the hrdness of his hert in crrying out the politicl orgniztion of the group. For one thing he refused corn nd provisions to the refugees lnding in the second ship unless they took n oth of llegince to the Justices of the Pece which he hd ppointed. Evidently took dvntge of relxtion mde by the Council whereby the refugees were permitted to leve the settlement nd live on djoining plnttions in order to ern their livelihood. This conclusion is reched becuse of the records of the colony contining no reference to fter his rrivl. He evidently went to the plnttion of the Epes fmily s they grew to be gret friends. The next record tht we find is in 1709 when he received grnt of 200 cres in Henrico County, Virgini. We do not know how long he retined titlte to the lnd. No mention is mde in his will of it nd the items listed in his inventory t his deth re devoid of ny reference to frm implements to indicte tht he lived frmer s life. On the contrry the best conjecture is tht he mde his living s goldsmith. He loved to ply the violin nd he hd one in his possession t his deth. Henry is vriously reported s hving mrried womn by the nme of Mrie. This would be the one who ccompnied him to Americ. It is vriously reported tht she died sometime shortly fter the rrivl in this country. It is considered tht he mrried Mry Hrrison bout 1710. She ws of the fmily of the Hrrison s of Jmes River. Credence is given to this fmily legend in tht his son,, ws the Cptin of the Sloop Betty, owned by Colonel Benjmin Hrrison. At the time George ws only in his erly twenties. Henry () hd three children: (), Mtthew Cbniss (b), nd (c). The descendnts of who lived in Rutherford County, North Crolin, re the descendnts of this third son nmed George (c). died bout 1720. His undted will ws probted in Prince George County, Virgini, on August 9, 1720. 4
First Genertion () ws very religious mn. He gve up his fortune nd friends in Frnce becuse of his religious convictions. The depth of his convictions re exemplified in the beuty of his will which is set out s follows: In the Nme of God, Amen. I, Henry Cbnis of Westover Prish in Prince George County being sick nd wek in body but by the blessing of God in perfect sence mind nd memory, but clling to mind the uncertinty of this mortl life, nd desirous to settle the smll estte it hth plesed the Almighty God to bless me with in this world, do mke constitute nd Ordin this my Lst Will nd Testment, revoking nd mking void ll other Will or wills heretofore by me mde, first nd principlly I commend my Soul into the hnds of Almighty God, who gve it, begging prdon for my sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord, nd my body to be buried ccording to the discretion of my Executor or executors hereinfter nmed, nd s for my Worldly goods I give nd bequeth in mnner nd form following s Viz: Imp. I give nd bequeth unto my son, Henry Cbnis, my Silver Shœ Buckles nd Old Sword. Item: I give nd bequeth unto my son, Mthew Cbnis, my lrgest Gold ring, nd my Silver hilted Sword. Item: I give unto my Son, George Cbnis, Gold ring. Item: I give nd bequeth the remining prt of my Estte fter my just debts is pid, to be eqully divided between my loveing wife nd children. Item: I do constitute nd ppoint my loveing wife, Mry Cbnis, nd Frncis Epes my whole nd sole executrix nd executor of this my Lst Will nd Testment. Signed, seled, nd cknowledged to be the Lst Will nd Testment Henry Cbnis seled with red wx 5
First Genertion (s it is contined on the other side) of Henry Cbnis in presence of us. Drury Bolling John Fitzgerrld Ir Epes, Junr. It is true tht some of the erly wills followed this generl form of Henry s will. But this is not ny reson to lessen the conclusion tht Henry ws person of deep religious conviction. The Mrquis de l Muce ws member of the Reformed Church in Frnce. It is quite logicl tht Henry ws lso member of tht belief. These erly French refugees to this country re generlly referred to by the nme of French Huguenots. Authorities Brock, R. A., Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relting to the Huguenot Emigrtion to Virgini nd to the Settlement t Mnkin-Town. Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, 1941 1943, pges 84 87 Miscellneous unpublished fmily dt Prince George County, Virgini, Will of Henry Cbnis, recorded in Deeds, etc., 1713 28 (Prt 2), pge 414 Virgini Historicl Society, Miscellneous Ppers Virgini Mgzine of History nd Biogrphy, Volume Virkus, Abridged Compendium of Americn Genelogy Volume I, pge 40 6
Second Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ Born probbly in Englnd (possibly on bord ship Mry Ann enroute to Americ) bout 1699; son of ; served s member of the Virgini House of Burgesses; migrted erly in 18 th Century to southern portion of Virgini in the vicinity of wht is now Mecklenburg County, spelled his nme vriously s Cvindish, Cveniss, Cviness, Cvness; on being questioned regrding the vrition in the spelling of his nme, he is reputed to hve remrked tht it didn t mke ny difference to him; while member of the House of Burgesses, he rode from his home in southern Virgini to the cpitol crrying his own mke of tobcco in his sddlebgs; he originted the Cvendish Chewing Tobcco by pressing the tobcco leves into old bee gums; children: (), Mtthew Cbniss (b), John Cbniss (c), Willim Cbniss (d). Authorities Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, pges 84 87 b Mtthew Cbniss Born in Prince George County, Virgini, bout 1712; mrried Hnnh Cly, dughter of Colonel Thoms Cly of Prince George County nd Surry County, Virgini, bout 1734; received grnt of lnd in 1737 to three hundred fortyseven cres of lnd in Ameli County, Virgini; obtined title to four hundred cres in 1743 in sme county; member of the Bptist Church; Will dted June 6, 1789, witnessed by Simeon Wlton ( Bptist precher) ws dmitted to probte in Nottowy County, Virgini, on August 4, 1790; beginning in 1768 he deeded lnd to vrious of his sons in Ameli County, Virgini; Mtthew Cbniss nd Hnnh Cly hd twelve children s follows: Ann Cbniss (b), Chrles Cbniss (bb), Mtthew Cbniss (bc), Mry Cbniss (bd), John Cbniss (be), Phœbe Cbniss (bf), 7
Second Generrion (bg), (bh), Elijh Cbniss (bi), Hnnh Cbniss (bj), Elizbeth Cbniss (bk), Amey Cly Cbniss (bl). Authorities Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, pges 84 87 Nottowy County, Virgini, Will Book, 1790 c Born in Prince George County, Virgini, bout 1714; son of (); on 2 Jnury 1737 he nd his brother, Mtthew Cbniss, were ptented 347 cres on the upper side of Sellr Creek, djoining John Rgsdle nd Frncis Epps, for the sum of thirty-five shillings. On April 15 of the sme yer, n item ppered in the Virgini Gzette reporting n ttempt mde on the life of Cptin Hmlin nd his Mte () while the sloop Betty ws t se enroute from Jmic to Willimsburg, Virgini. The sloop ws owned by Colonel Benjmin Hrrison. Therefter on June 17 of the sme yer, the sloop clered the upper district of Jmes River with s its mster; on 20 August 1741, his brother, Mtthew Cbniss, divided the 347 cres in Ameli County, Virgini, ptented to both of them in 1737; on 18 My 1744, his undted Will ws presented for probte in Ameli County, Virgini, by his brother, Mtthew Cbniss; in which he referred to his wife, Grce (Gen); in his Will he refers to trct of lnd owned by him in Brunswick County nd two trcts of lnd owned by him in Ameli County; he refers to the following children: Mry Ann Cbniss (c), Srh (Sry) Cbniss (cb), George Cbniss (cc), Jemimh Cbniss (cd); evidently his widow remrried in September, 1848, s on 20 August 1748 suit brought by her s widow of ginst Mtthew Cbniss nd Thoms Anderson, Executors of her husbnd s estte, ws dismissed by greement; nd on 21 October 1748 his dughter, Mry Ann, chose her uncle Mtthew Cbniss, to be her Gurdin, nd the Court ppointed persons to divide the estte of ; nd in August 1751, his dughter, Srh Cbniss, chose Jmes Cbniss, to be her Gurdin, nd in Mrch 1752, his brother, Mtthew Cbniss, ws ppointed Gurdin of ; his dughter, Jemimh Cbniss, who on 26 Februry 1756, chose Willim Westbrook s her Gurdin; nd on 22 September 1757, his son,, chose Jmes Hll s his Gurdin. 8
Second Generrion Authorities Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, pges 84 87 Virgini, Ameli County, Order Book 1 Virgini, Ameli County, Will Book 1, pge 28 Virgini Gzette, 25 Mrch 1737, 15 April 1737, 17 June 1737, 30 September 1737, 2 Mrch 1738, 18 My 1739 Virgini, Lnd Grnts or Ptents, Book 7, pge 442 9
Third Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ b c d Born in Brunswick (now Mecklenburg County), Virgini, bout 1734; son of (); listed in Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, 1782, in Mecklenburg County s hving fmily of nine persons; no slves; no mention is mde of him in Mecklenburg County in 1785; however, Willim H. Cvindish is listed in the sme Census in 1783 1786 in Greenbrier County, now prt of West Virgini; ws deeded 230 cres of lnd in St. Jmes Prish, Mecklenburg County on 11 My 1765, being the lnd on which he ws living t the time. Mtthew Cbniss (Cviness) Born in Brunswick (now Mecklenburg) County, Virgini, bout 1736, son of (); listed in Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, 1782, s member of fmily of eight; no slves; nme dœs not pper in 1785. John Cbniss (Cviness) Born in Brunswick (now Mecklenburg) County, Virgini, bout 1738; son of (); listed in Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, 1782, s residing in Mecklenburg County, member of fmily of three; is not listed in 1785; no slves; is listed in Will Book 2 pge 74, Mecklenburg County, s the grndson of John Cmp, plnter of Hlifx County, Virgini, on Mrch 13, 1783; listed in Cumberlnd Prish (Lunenburg County) Virgini s tither in the yers 1760, 1772, 1773, nd 1776; in 1783 Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, is listed s the hed of fmily of ten white souls nd two blck souls; mrried nd hd Willim nd probbly seven other children. Willim Cbniss Born in Brunswick (now Mecklenburg) County, Virgini, bout 1740; son of () died in Mecklenburg County (Will probted April 1778). 10
Third Genertion b Mtthew Cbniss b bb bc bd be bf Ann Cbniss Born bout 1735 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; mrried Lumkin before her fther s deth in 1790. Chrles Cbniss Born bout 1738 in Ameli County, Virgini; died in Lunenburg County, Virgini (will probted 1816); mrried Ann bout 1765; processioned lnd in Cumberlnd Prish (Lunenburg County) Virgini on 15 Mrch 1776; deeded lnd in Ameli County, Virgini, in 1787, to (cc); children: John (bb), Chrles (bbb) Mry (Polly) (bbc), Jne (bbd), Mrth (bbe), nd As (bbf). Mtthew Cbniss Born bout 1740 in Ameli County, Virgini; his will, dted 7 Jnury 1781, ws probted in Ameli County, 25 September 1788; witness to will ws Simeon Wlton, Bptist precher; son of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; mrried Mry probbly in Ameli County, Virgini, bout 1765; children: Cssimer (bc), Courtlnd (bcb), Susnn (bcc), Hnnh (bcd), Polly (bce), nd Rchel (bcf); listed in Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, 1785, in Ameli County, s hed of fmily of eight, nd possessing two dwellings nd five other buildings. Mry Cbniss Born bout 1748 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; hd lredy died when her fther mde his will in Nottowy County, Virgini, in 1789; mrried Mr. Belcher probbly 1773 in Ameli County. John Cbniss Born bout 1742 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; died 1822 in Jones County, Georgi; deeded lnd in Ameli County, to Chrles Cbniss (bb) in 1773. Phœbe Cbniss Born bout 1750 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss nd Hnnh Cly; mrried Frncis Belcher (who died in 1781 in Ameli County, leving wife nd children.) 11
Third Genertion bg bh bi bj Born bout 1744 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; died 1815, without leving will, in Jones County, Georgi; mrried first to Miss Crter; mrried secondly to Plte Hrrison, who ws dughter of Henry Hrrison, who ws son of Benjmin Hrrison); moved to Rown County, North Crolin; moved from there in 1797 to Georgi; grnted lnd in Oglethorpe County, Georgi, in 1799; moved to Greene County, then to Jones County, Georgi; ws thrifty, pushing plnter; member of Bptist Church; welthy; owned twelve slves; children by first wife: Mtthew (bg); children by second wife: Hrrison (bgb), Elijh (bgc) Henry Benjmin (bgd), George (bge), Elbridge Gerry (bgf), Mry (bgg), Sndll (bgh), Rebecc (bgi), Plte (bgj), nd Mrs. Elijh Greer (bgk), listed s tither in Lunenburg County, Virgini, in 1775. Born bout 1764 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew (b) nd Hnnh Cly; went to Georgi to live; listed in Heds of Fmilies, 1782, Virgini, in Ameli County; is not listed there in 1785; (Probbly moved to Georgi between 1782 nd 1785; census shows him to be member of fmily of three; no slves. Elijh Cbniss Born bout 1752 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; died in Nottowy County, Virgini, in 1799; will probted in Nottowy County; mrried Miss Ptsey, probbly in Ameli County; ws willed the fmily plnttion in Ameli County, by his fther with duty imposed upon him nd his fmily to cre for his two single sisters, Elizbeth ( ) nd Amey ( ) children: Alice (bi), As (bib), Anthony (bic) nd Abner (bid). Hnnh Cbniss Born bout 1753 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; mrried John Clrk, 10 Mrch 1787 in Ameli County, Virgini. 12
Third Genertion bk Elizbeth Cbniss Born bout 1755 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; ws unmrried t the time her fther mde his Will, 6 June 1789; ws living on fmily plnttion in Ameli County t tht time. bl Amey Cly Cbniss Born bout 1760 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew Cbniss (b) nd Hnnh Cly; ws unmrried when fther mde his Will, 6 June 1789; ws living with her sister Elizbeth nd her brother Elijh s fmily on fmily plnttion in Ameli County (Nottowy County), Virgini, t tht time. 13
Third Genertion c c cb cc Mry Ann Cbniss Born bout 1736 in Prince George County, Virgini; dughter of (c) nd wife (Mry? Grce? Gen?); chose her uncle Mtthew Cbniss to be her Gurdin 21 October 1748 ccording to Order Book #2, Ameli County, Virgini. Srh Cbniss Born bout 1739 in Prince George County, Virgini; dughter of (c) nd wife (Mry? Grce? Gen?); chose Jmes Cbniss to be her Gurdin in August 1751 ccording to Order Book #2, Ameli County, Virgini. Born 30 Jnury 1740 in Bristol Prish, Prince George County, Virgini; son of (c) nd Mry; chose Jmes Hll s his Gurdin 22 September 1757, Ameli County, Virgini; on 27 September 1759 he ws nmed with his wife, Ruth Hll, s the Grntee in Deed of Slve from Ruth Hll s fther, Jmes Hll; on 13 April 1779 he executed mrrige bond in fvor of Ptrick Henry, Governor of Virgini, for the purpose of mrrying Srh Jennings of Ameli County; on 26 December 1786 purchsed 102 cres of lnd from Chrles Cbniss, resident of Lunenburg County; in 1782 his nme ppers on the tx rolls of Ameli County s hed of fmily of seven nd possessing nineteen slves; in 1785 his nme ppers gin s hed of fmily of seven in Ameli County nd possessing two dwellings nd three other buildings; on 8 April 1799 he executed his Will in Nottowy County, Virgini, in which he refers to his wife Srh nd with the following children: Willim Cbniss (cc), Mtthew Cbniss (ccb), Srh Cbniss (ccc), (ccd), John Cbniss (cce), Jmes Cbniss (ccf), Elizbeth Cbniss (ccg), Mry Cbniss (cch), nd Mrth Cbniss (cci) (see Will Book #1, pge 364, Nottowy County,Virgini); evidently the first three children were born by his first wife, Ruth Hll, nd the remining children were by his second wife, Srh Jennings; on 3 October 1799 his Will ws dmitted to probte in Nottowy County (n inventory of his estte ppers in Will Book 1, pge 377). 14
Third Genertion cd Jemimh Cbniss Born bout 1741 in Prince George County, Virgini; dughter of (c) nd wife Mry; Her uncle Mtthew Cbniss ws ppointed by the Court, Ameli County, in Mrch, 1752, to be her Gurdin. On 26 Februry 1756 she chose Willim Westbrook to be her Gurdin. Authorities Ameli County, Virgini, Will Book 4, pge 117, for Will of Mtthew Cbniss (bb) Bell, Lndon C., Cumberlnd Prish Bell, Lndon C., The Old Free Stte Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, pges 84 87 Heds of Fmilies, Virgini, 1790 Knight, Lucin Lmr, Georgi s Lndmrks, Memorils & Legends, (1913) pge 795 15
Fourth Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ b bb Mtthew Cbniss Chrles Cbniss bb bbb bbc bbd bbe bbf John Cbniss Born bout 1769 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss. Chrles Cbniss Born 22 December 1773 in Ameli county, Virgini; son of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss; mrried Lucy W. Ingrm, 9 Jnury 1795; Children: Elizbeth (bbb), Ptsey Worshm Cbniss (bbbb), Crolin Cly Cbniss (bbbc). Mry (Polly) Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss; mrried Prks Biley. Jne (Jincey) Cbniss Born bout 1777 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss; mrried Thrower Freemn in Lunenburg County, Virgini, 14 November 1797, by the Rev. John Neblett, Methodist minister; mrrige license issued sme county 7 November 1797. Mrth Cbniss Born bout 1780 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss; mrried Edwrd Freemn, 29 April 1801, in Lunenburg County, Virgini, by the Rev. John Neblett, Methodist minister. As Cbniss Born bout 1784 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Chrles (bb) nd Ann Cbniss; mrried Eliz Bruce, 5 November 1814, in Lunenburg County, Virgini (surety, Willims S. Clrke). 16
Fourth Genertion b bc Mtthew Cbniss Mtthew Cbniss bc bcb bcc bcd bce bcf Cssimer Cbniss Born bout 1768 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. Courtlnd Cbniss Born bout 1770 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. Susnn Cbniss Born bout 1773 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. Hnnh Cbniss Born bout 1775 in Ameli County Virgini; dughter of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. Polly (Louvini) Cbniss Born bout 1778 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. Rchel Cbniss Born bout 1780 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Mtthew (bc) nd Mry Cbniss. 17
Fourth Genertion b bg Mtthew Cbniss bg bgb bgc bgd bge bgf Mtthew Cbniss Born 17 September 1774 in Ameli County, Virgini (tht portion now in Nottowy County); son of (bg) nd his first wife, whose lst nme is believed to be Crter; moved bout 1800 from Nottowy County, Virgini, to Pittsylvni County, Virgini; buried t Cscde; mrried Miss Robertson nd hd: John G. (bg); Dr. George (bgb), Win (bgc), Smuel (bgd), nd other children. Hrrison Cbniss Born bout 1782 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried Sllie Kirk bout 1805 in Greene County, Georgi; died 1822 in Jones County, Georgi; children: Sllie (bgb), Mrth (bgbb), Srh (bgbc); ws ctive in county ffirs. Elijh Cbniss Born bout 1785 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; died in Arknss. Henry Benjmin Cbniss Born bout 1787 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; probbly never mrried. Born bout 1790 in Ameli County, Virgini, son of George Cbniss (bge) nd Plte Hrrison; becuse of his tender yers, probbly ccompnied his prents to North Crolin, then South Crolin. Elbridge Gerry Cbniss Born 1802 in Greene County, Georgi; son of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried 25 Jnury 1827, to Srh Ann Chipmn; student t Yle University; dmitted to Br in Georgi in 1827; served s Clerk of the Superior Court; elevted to the office of Judge of the Court of the Ordinry; then s Judge of the Flint Circuit of the Superior Court; resided in Forsyth, Georgi; elected Collector of Georgi Re- 18
Fourth Genertion venue during the Wr between the Sttes; served fter the Wr s uditor of the Stte Rilwy, cusing him to move to Atlnt, Georgi; died in Atlnt in 1872 73; children: Mry Ann (bgf), Eliz Jne (bgfb), Thoms Bnks (bgfc), Joseph Wrren (bgfd), Elbridge Gerry (bgfe), Henry Hrrison (bgff), Alice Louise (bgfh), George Augustus Berrien (bgfi), Srh Lucind (bgfj), Sllie Peeples (bgfk); ws left n orphn while still quite young. bgg bgh bgi bgj bgk Mry Cbniss Born bout 1792 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison. Sndll Cbniss Born bout 1794 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried Robert McGough. Rebecc Cbniss Born bout 1796 in North Crolin; dughter of George Cbniss (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried S.W. Lngston. Plte Cbniss Born bout 1798 in Georgi; dughter of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried Dempsey Odum. Mrs. Elijh Greer Born bout 1800 in Georgi; dughter of (bg) nd Plte Hrrison; mrried Elijh Greer. 19
Fourth Genertion b bi Mtthew Cbniss Elijh Cbniss bi bib bic bid Alice Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini; bout 1777, in tht prt now known s Nottowy County; dughter of Elijh Cbniss (bi) nd wife Ptsey. As Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini, bout 1779, in tht prt now known s Nottowy County, Virgini; son of Elijh Cbniss (bi) nd wife Ptsey. Anthony Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini, bout 1782, in tht prt now known s Nottowy County, Virgini; son of Elijh Cbniss (bi) nd wife Ptsey. Abner Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini, bout 1784, in tht prt now known s Nottowy County, Virgini; son of Elijh Cbniss (bi) nd wife, Ptsey. 20
Fourth Genertion c cc cc ccb ccc ccd cce ccf Willim Cbniss Born bout ( ) in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (cc) nd Ruth Hll. Mtthew Cbniss Born bout ( ) in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (cc) nd his first wife, Ruth Hll. Srh Cbniss Born bout ( ) in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of (cc) nd his first wife, Ruth Hll; mrried Besley prior to her fther s deth in Nottowy County, Virgini, in 1800. Born 15 September 1782 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of (cc) nd his second wife, Srh Jennings; mrried 30 November 1799 in Mecklenburg County, Virgini, to Jenney Elliott, dughter of Mrtin Elliott; moved to Shelby, Rutherford (Clevelnd) County, North Crolin, bout 1806, where Jenney died, 30 June 1811; twelve yers lter he mrried Mrth (Aunt Ptsy) Mrtin in Shelby on 23 Mrch 1820; settled on the bnks of the First Brod River nd frmed; served s Chirmn of the group ppointed to crete Clevelnd County out of Rutherford County in 1841; by his wife, Jenney, he hd the following children: Nncy (ccd), John E. (ccdb), Jmes W. (ccdc), nd Willim H. (ccdd); by his second wife, Mrth (Aunt Ptsy), he hd: Snford W. (ccde), Athel Montclm (ccdf), Srh J. (ccdg), Hrvey DeKlb (ccdh), Joseph Bonprte (ccdi), George V.H. (ccdj), Slin H. (ccdk), Mry E. (ccdl), Mrth V. (ccdm), Josephine P. (ccdn), Hester A. (ccdo), Chrlotte C. (ccdp), nd Frnk W. (ccdq). John Cbniss Born bout 1785 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (cc) nd Srh Jennings. Jmes Cbniss Born bout 1787 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (cc) nd Srh Jennings. 21
Fourth Genertion ccg cch cci Elizbeth Cbniss Born bout 1789 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of (cc) nd Srh Jennings. Mry Cbniss Born bout 1791 in Nottowy County, Virgini; dughter of (cc) nd Srh Jennings. Mrth Cbniss Born bout 1792 in Nottowy County, Virgini; dughter of (cc) nd Srh Jennings. Authorities Bell, Lndon C., The Old Free Stte Grrett, Grdy, Cbniss, The Huguenot, Volume XI, pges 84 87 Miscellneous Fmily Records (Unpublished) Nottowy County, Virgini, Will Records 22
Fifth Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ b bb bbb Mtthew Cbniss Chrles Cbniss Chrles Cbniss bbb Elizbeth Cbniss Born in Ameli County, Virgini, on December 14, 1795; dughter of Chrles Cbniss (bbb) nd Lucy Worshm Ingrm; mrried Mr. Hmlette. bbbb Ptsey Worshm Cbniss Born 11 December 1793 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Chrles Cbniss (bbb) nd Lucy Worshm Ingrm; mrried (28 Jnury 1818) Drury M. Allen. bbbc Crolin Cly Cbniss Born 8 June 1800 in Ameli County, Virgini; dughter of Chrles Cbniss (bbb) nd Lucy Worshm Ingrm; mrried (4 April 1819) John A. Allen; died 7 August 1821; hd one child; Jmes Bryn Allen (bbbc-). 23
Fith Genertion b bg bg Mtthew Cbniss Mtthew Cbniss bg bgb bgc bcd John G. Cbniss Born 2 Jnury 1820 in Pittsylvni County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (bg) nd wife, Robertson; mrried bout 1840 to Mry Asten, nd hd: Cptin Jmes Mtthew Cbniss (bg-), Cptin Willim (bg-b), L.B. Cbniss (bg-c), John Wilson Cbniss (bg-d), nd dughter tht died young; served in Confederte Army. Dr. Born bout 1822 in Pittsylvni County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson. Win Cbniss Born bout 1824 in Pittsylvni County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson. Smuel Cbniss Born bout 1826 in Pittsylvni County, Virgini; son of Mtthew Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson. 24
Fith Genertion b bg bgb Mtthew Cbniss Hrrison Cbniss bgb Sllie Cbniss Born bout 1807 in Greene County, Georgi; dughter of Hrrison Cbniss (bgb) nd Sllie Kirk; bgbb Mrth Cbniss Born bout 1809 in Greene County, Georgi; dughter of Hrrison Cbniss (bgb) nd Sllie Kirk; mrried Mr. Brrow. bgbc Srh Cbniss Born bout 1811 in Greene County, Georgi; mrried Robert Onsley Morelnd nd hd child tht mrried Hungerford; dughter of Hrrison Cbniss nd Sllie Kirk. 25
Fith Genertion b bg bgf Mtthew Cbniss Elbridge Gerry Cbniss bgf bgfb bgfc bgfd bgfe bgff Mry Ann Cbniss Born 23 Februry 1828 t Forsyth, Georgi; dughter of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried Judge Nichols W. Bttle, Wco, Texs. Eliz Jne Cbniss Born 30 July 1830 t Forsyth, Georgi; dughter of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried Judge Cincinntus Peeples, Atlnt, Georgi. Thoms Bnks Cbniss Born 31 August 1835 t Forsyth, Georgi; son of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf ) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried Mry Howrd; member of the Congress of the United Sttes of Americ. Joseph Wrren Cbniss Born 11 October 1842 t Forsyth, Georgi; son of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried 12 November 1868 to Emily L. Winship; died 10 Mrch 1916; children: Winship Cbniss (bgfd-), Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgfd-b), Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd-c), Lil Cbniss (bgfd-d), Emily Cbniss (bgfd-e), nd Emory Winship Cbniss (bgfd-f). Elbridge Gerry Cbniss Born 1845 t Forsyth, Georgi; son of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried Florence LRoche; ws cdet t Georgi Militry Institute in 1861, nd entered the Virgini Army of the Confedercy, serving with Cutts Bttlion of Artillery until Appomttox; business mn in Svnnh, Georgi; member of the Bptist Church. Henry Hrrison Cbniss Born June, 1848, t Forsyth, Georgi; son of Judge Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried 1870 to Srh E. Royston; died 12 October 1934 (?); educted high school, Forsyth, nd ws grduted from the University of Georgi in 1869, mjoring in Journlism; begn his creer with the pper, The New Er, in Atlnt, Georgi; therefter, purchsed the Forsyth Advertiser; reclled to Atlnt to be in chrge of the Southern Cultivtor; lter he helped orgnize The Journl, Atlnt, becoming its editor nd serving until 1903, when he nd nother purchsed 26
Fifth Genertion The August Chronicle; served in the Confederte Army; member of the First Bptist Church, Atlnt, Georgi. bgfg bgfh bgfi bgfj Alice Louise Cbniss Born December, 1851, in Forsyth, Georgi; mrried Jmes H. Turner, McDonough, Georgi; dughter of Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Ann Chipmn; George Augustus Berrin Cbniss Born 12 December 1832 in Forsyth, Georgi; son of Elbridge Gerry Cbniss nd Srh Ann Chipmn; mrried Juliette McKy nd hd children; educted high school t Forsyth nd studied lw; ws prcticing lw in 1861; ws chosen lieutennt in compny formed in Forsyth; unit becme prt of the First Georgi Regiment nd sent to the hills of West Virgini; defeted t Chet Mountin; members of his unit escped but becme lost in the wild jungles of Lurel nd Chet Mountins; fter five dys, exhusted nd lmost strved, chnce guide led them to civiliztion; therefter ech mn ws furloughed nd returned home for the rest of the Wr; served s trustee t the Georgi Luntic Asylum, where one of the buildings ws nmed in his honor; hd son, Edwrd Hrmon Cbniss (bgfh-). Srh Lucind Cbniss Born bout 1837 t Forsyth, Georgi; dughter of Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Chipmn; never mrried. Sllie Peeples Cbniss Born 1856 t Forsyth, Georgi; dughter of Elbridge Gerry Cbniss (bgf) nd Srh Chipmn; mrried Willim Burke, Atlnt. 27
Fifth Genertion c cc ccd ccd ccdb ccdc Nncy Cbniss Born bout 1800 in Chrlotte County, Virgini; dughter of (ccd) nd Jenny Elliott, mrried in Shelby, North Crolin, to Jck Finch, her second cousin nd child rised by old Mrtin Elliott. John E. Cbniss Born bout 1802 in Chrlotte County, Virgini; son of George Cbniss (ccd) nd Jenny Elliott; mrried Susnn Hord; children: Betty Cbniss (ccdb-), Susn Cbniss (ccdb-b), Mry Cbniss,(ccdb-c), Bill Cbniss (ccdb-d), nd Jim Cbniss (ccdb-e). Jmes Willim Cbniss Born bout 1804 in Chrlottee County, Virgini; son of (ccd) nd Jenny Elliott; mrried 26 November 1833 by the Rev. Drury Dobbins in Shelby, North Crolin, to his cousin, Elizbeth Donohue Elliott, dughter of John Crenshw Elliott; ws prcticing medicl physicin; children: twin sons (ccdc-) died t birth; dughter (ccdc-b) died shortly fter birth; son (ccdc-c) died t birth; Louis Yndel Cbniss (ccdc-d); infnt (ccdc-e) died t birth; Eliz Brdforth Cbniss (ccdc-f); Mry Slde Cbniss (ccdc-g); Western Crolin Cbniss (ccdc-h); Corrinnh Elizbeth Cbniss (ccdc-i); Jmes Willim Cbniss (ccdc-j); resided during lst 25 yers of his life on the min rod leding from Rutherfordton to Lincolnton, t Piedmont, North Crolin; died in Clevelnd County, North Crolin, 28 September 1862. The following newspper item ws published t his deth: Dr. Jmes Willim Cbniss died t his residence in Clevelnd County, N.C., on the 28 th dy of September, 1862, in the 52 nd yer of his ge. The decesed ws for more thn twenty yers the child of ffliction nd for severl yers previous to his deth confined pretty much to his room nd bed, reduced lmost to skeleton by tht terrible disese, Dyspepsi; ll of which he bore with Christin fortitude nd resigntion, seldom if ever herd to mourn, but witing God s own ppointed 28
Fifth Genertion time. The Doctor ws true nd fithful member of the M.E. Church for bout 15 yers before his deth, giving full ssurnce of his dying testimony, the religion he professed ws ble to crry him through the vlley nd shdow of deth nd fer no evil. The dy before his deth I clled to see him for the lst time my old nd much esteemed friend, with whom it hd been my plesure to be intimtely cquinted for more thn thirty yers. I found him completely emcited nd worn out, scrcely ble to spek, but retining ll the vigor of his intellect. He spoke of his finl end with the utmost confidence in God, witing for his ppointed time. When I bde him good-by, he took me by the hnd nd with firm grsp sid, Frewell, my old friend. God bless you; my we meet in Heven. Thus hs pssed wy from us most excellent nd good mn leving to mourn loss n ffectionte nd pious wife nd four interesting dughters, with lrge circle of reltions. My the ffliction be snctified to their good. ccdd ccde Willim Born 23 April 1809, ner Shelby, North Crolin, son of (ccd) nd Jenny Elliott; mrried Crolin Jne Smith, dughter of Minor Smith, in Shelby, 22 Jnury 1839; visited his son Npoleon Bonprte Cbniss in Richmond, Virgini, while his son ws ill with typhoid fever nd in the Army of the Confederte Sttes, where he contrcted the disese himself nd died in Clevelnd County, North Crolin, 5 August 1862; children by his first wife: Jmes Pinckney Cbniss (ccdd-), Npoleon Bonprte Cbniss (ccdd-b), Susn Slde Cbniss (ccdd-c), Jne S. Cbniss (ccdd-d), George Wellington Cbniss (ccdd-e), Willim Thoms Cbniss (ccdd-f), Henry Cly Cbniss (ccdd-g), nd Mry Ellen Cbniss (ccdd-h). Snford W. Cbniss Born bout 1821 in Rutherford County, North Crolin; son of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Thompson; moved to Mrshll County, Albm; ws killed in the Wr between the Sttes while in the Army of the Confederte Sttes of Americ. 29
Fifth Genertion ccdf ccdg ccdh ccdi ccdj ccdk Athel Montclm Cbniss Born 3 My 1822 in Shelby, Rutherford County, North Crolin; son of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried in 1847 to Perthenie Elizbeth Elliott, dughter of Mrtin Slughter Elliott; enlisted 26 October 1860, Shelby, North Crolin, in Clevelnd Gurds, Compny D, 55 th Regiment, dischrged in 1864 s First Lieutennt, Army of the Confederte Sttes of Americ; died 5 Mrch 1900 in Shelby, North Crolin; buried in the Zion Bptist Church cemetery; Will probted in Clevelnd County, North Crolin, nd recorded in Will Book #3, pp. 65 71; children: Williminer Thos. (ccdf-), Essley Elliott (ccdf-b), Willim Athel (ccdf-c), Jœ Turner (ccdf-d), Permeli Jne (ccdf-e), Chrles (ccdf-f), Thoms Poole (ccdf-g), Mry Elizbeth (ccdf-h), Frnk W. (ccdf-i); frmer nd extensive lnd owner. Srh J. Cbniss Born bout 1824 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Sidney Elliott. Hrvey Deklb Cbniss Born bout 1826 in Shelby, North Crolin; son of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Aureli Ann Otterson 18 December 1851, Limestone Springs (now Gffney) South Crolin; lwyer; Mjor in the Army of the Confederte Sttes of Americ; died 1895 in Shelby, North Crolin; children: Id Nrciss Cbniss (ccdh-), George Otterson Cbniss (ccdh-b), Thoms Dvis Cbniss (ccdh-c), Emmett Cbniss (ccdh-d), Willim Cbniss (ccdh-e) nd Sm Cbniss (ccdh-f). Joseph Bonprte Cbniss Born bout 1827 in Shelby, North Crolin; son of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Mrth Crroll, dughter of Joseph Crroll. George V.H. Cbniss Born bout 1828 in Shelby, North Crolin; son of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Bem in Shelby; moved to Tlledeg County, Albm. Slin H. Cbniss Born 27 October 1831 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) 30
Fifth Genertion nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Abel Poston; died 20 June 1903; children: P.E. Poston (ccdk-), George R. Poston (ccdk-b), Frnk Poston (ccdk-c), Mry Florence Poston (ccdk-d), Thoms W. Poston (ccdk-e), nd Srh M. Poston (Sllie) (ccdk-f). ccdl Mry E. Cbniss Born bout 1832 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Judge George W. Logn. ccdm Mrth Virgini Cbniss Born bout 1833 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; never mrried; known s Jenny ; lived with her sister nd brother-in-lw, Judge nd Mrs. George W. Logn, t Lke Lure, North Crolin. ccdn ccdo ccdp ccdq Josephine P. Cbniss Born bout 1834 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Eli Willimson. Hester A. Cbniss Born bout 1836 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried John Burge, who died in the Wr between the Sttes; mrried Mrshll Mrtin; buried t Concord Bptist Church, Rutherford County, North Crolin; children by Mrtin: Georgi Mrtin (ccdo-), Sllie Mrtin (ccdo-b) Weldon Mrtin (ccdo-c), Jmes Mrtin (ccdo-d), nd Wilson Mrtin (ccdo-e). Chrlotte C. Cbniss Born bout 1837 in Shelby, North Crolin; dughter of (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; mrried Glenn Borders. Frnk W. Cbniss Born bout 1839 in Shelby, North Crolin; son of George Cbniss (ccd) nd Mrth Aunt Ptsy Mrtin; killed in the Wr between the Sttes t Snd Ridge ner New Bern. 31
Sixth Genertion of the Cbniss Fmily in Americ b bb bbb bbbc Mtthew Cbniss Chrles Cbniss Chrles Cbniss Crolin Cly Cbniss (Allen) bbbc- Jmes Bryn Allen Born 4 April 1820 in Ameli County, Virgini; son of Crolin Cly Cbniss (bbc) nd John A. Allen. 32
Sixth Genertion b bg bg bg Mtthew Cbniss Mtthew Cbniss John G. Cbniss bg- bg-b bg-c bg-d Jmes Mtthew Cbniss Born bout 1841; son of John G. Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson; served s Cptin in the Confederte Army in the Wr between the Sttes; wounded t Gettysburg; died 1907; mrried Ctherine Elizbeth Cly nd hd: Srh (Sllie) Belle Cbniss (bg-). Willim Born bout 1842; son of John G. Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson; served s Cptin in the Confederte Army in the Wr between the Sttes where he received severe wounds; lived to ripe old ge in Chrlotte County, Virgini. L.B. Cbniss Born bout 1843; son of John G. Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson; served in the Confederte Army in the Wr between the Sttes. John Wilson Cbniss Born bout 1844; son of John G. Cbniss (bg) nd Robertson; served in the Confederte Army in the Wr between the Sttes. 33
Sixth Genertion b bg bgf bgfd Mtthew Cbniss Elbridge Gerry Cbniss Joseph Wrren Cbniss bgfd- bgfd-b bgfd-c bgfd-d bgfd-e bgfd-f Winship Cbniss Born bout 1871; son of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship. Elbridge Gerry Cbniss Born bout 1873; son of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship. Joseph Wrren Cbniss Born 1875; son of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship; died 1901. Lil Cbniss Born bout 1878; dughter of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship. Emily Cbniss Born 1884; dughter of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship; mrried, 1906, Frnk Morton Cunninghm; children: Emily Winship Cunninghm (bgfd-e). Emory Winship Cbniss Born 3 Februry 1890 in Mcon Georgi; son of Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd) nd Emily L. Winship; mrried 5 My 1916 Srh Zet Adms; children: Joseph Wrren Cbniss (bgfd-f). 34